in the studio

...attended by the great Christina Pluhar  (mediterraneo)

 earring findings in the make

recycling ice cream sticks - the finale

I guess you remember part 1:

 sanding the glue laminated sticks

then the painting starts , I used acrylic paint.

just simple ornaments,  this is going to be a gift for a lovely girl of a bit more than 3 years.

 afterwards each backside gets a strip of magnetic tape

voila`.... the magnetic refrigerator Domino is finished!

making this was so funny, .....(and there are development potentialities !)

the next ice cream season is certain to come!

Augenkissen - eye cushion

wunderbar zum Entspannen der Augen, für Yoga und Meditation

relaxing treatment for the eyes

 Ich nehme weiche vorgewaschenen Seide als Überzug, und weichen dünnen Baumwollstoff als Inlet.
Weich und dünn ist wichtig damit sich das Kissen der Augenpartie gut anpasst

Important is to take very soft an thin fabrics to keep the cushion flexible.
I took pre-washed, soft pea green silk and soft, thin white cotton .

Zwei Kissenhüllen, ca 20 x 10 cm
two pillow cases measuring approx. 20 x 10 cm

Die weisse Hülle wird gefüllt mit ca 250 Gramm Leinsamen oder ungeschälter Braunhirse
The white one filled with ca 250 Gram linseed or  unpeeled millet

Ein Verschluss zum Öffnen hat sich als unpraktisch erwiesen, sodass ich das Kissen einfach mit grösseren Stichen zunähe. Soll es mal gewaschen werden ist es kein Problem diese aufzutrennen und wieder zu schliessen, dauert keine 4 Minuten.

Closing the cushion with buttons makes it uncomfortable, so I decided to stitch up with big stitches
...it takes less than 4 minutes to unstitch and close it again if you want to wash the cover.

Have a relaxed weekend!

crafting project....upcycling ice creme sticks (popcicle sticks) Part 1

Far away from collecting every stick during the summer, many of them move to the dishwasher, and afterwards into the material stock. 

Over the years it adds up to a real big stack, and christmas is around the corner....so I had the idea for a cool crafting project:

 to boost the excitement, for now just the start...(in fact I´m a very lazy blogger at the moment, and so I can make more out of this simple undertaking)
Seriously I´m unsure about some essential ingredients yet, and it can take some time to post step 2.

Stay tuned, and have a great weekend

Patchwork - zuwenig Stoff ?

Tatsächlich ist genug Stoff da, aber im falschen Format! ....da hilft nur Zerschneiden!

Basically the fabric lasts, it´s just the wrong dimension ...patchwork is the answer!

                       

So wird trotzdem ein perfekter Vorhang draus!  für ein einzelnes Badezimmerfenster.

Der weisse, durchscheinende Stoff ist eingerahmt von grauem Leinen.

A perfect curtain for a single bathroom window!

The white transparent fabric is framed by grey linen 

Friday Facets

Friday Facets is a blog collaboration :

Great for meeting fellow artists, learning about new techniques ....it has just started, so if you are interested to connect your blog,  here you can join !

Next Copper project

riveting with silver

the rivets must be hammered from both sides 

 

 ...to be finished next time!
have a wonderful long weekend with lots of asparagus and sauce hollandaise ......at least this is what I intend to have !

Raw

Playing around with copper 

I have to order new oxidizer, mine is used up, so I couldn´t bring out the surface as spectacular as I intended...maybe some pics later, when I show some more copper projects.

Brooch a week/12
The half lentil shape is an inexhaustible source for creating jewelry...
It is an archaic form,  protective shield, .. vessel,....